With rumours circulating of a four-hour rough cut, it seems we may now know the final running time for Marvel’s first superhero blockbuster of 2018, Black Panther. U.S. theater chain Event Cinemas has updated its listing for the Ryan Coogler-directed solo movie, stating that the film will run for 135 minutes. This is yet to […]
First look at LEGO’s Marvel Avengers: Infinity War minifigures
With the release of Avengers: Infinity War fast approaching, we’ll soon start to be inundated with promotional material both for the hotly-anticipated film, and the wealth of tie-in merchandise that will be invading stores worldwide over the next few months. This will of course include a range of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets, and thanks […]
Book Review – Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Ricky Church reviews Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu… After the summer release of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, the next book in the new DC Icons line focuses on The Dark Knight himself, Batman, or rather, Bruce Wayne in his formative, teenage years. Its an interesting book that takes its time in the build up, examining Bruce at […]
Fifty Shades Freed gets a new trailer
With a little over a month to go until the release of Fifty Shades Freed, a new trailer has arrived online for the third and final chapter of the Fifty Shades franchise which sees the return of Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-mvI2792jg Believing they have left behind shadowy […]
Slender Man movie gets a first poster ahead of Wednesday’s trailer
With the first trailer set to land tomorrow, IGN has revealed a poster for director Sylvain White’s upcoming horror Slender Man. Inspired by Eric Knudson’s 2009 internet meme featuring the titular supernatural entity, Slender Man stars Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, Alex Fitzalan, and Kevin Chapman. It is set for release on May […]
James Gunn responds to Jodie Foster’s superhero film comments
Jodie Foster has commented negatively regarding the superhero blockbuster genre and now James Gunn has written a response. Foster had recently compared superhero films to fracking, saying: “You get the best return right now but you wreck the Earth.” Putting aside the interesting choice of analogy, these aren’t exactly complimentary comments and now the director […]
Gambit joins the battle in X-Men: Red #3
When Jean Grey leads her new team in the all-new series from Tom Taylor and Mahmud Asrar, she’ll be joined by a uniquely qualified strikeforce that includes heroes such as Namor, Nightcrawler, All-New Wolverine, her sister Gabby (Honey Badger), the Wakanda mutant Gentle, and a mysterious new character named Trinary. But that’s not all, as […]
The Star Wars franchise has now passed Harry Potter at the global box office
Harry Potter is one of the most lucrative movie franchises of all time but Star Wars has now moved past it in terms of global box office numbers. Star Wars: The Last Jedi has divided fans but has till garnered a massive box office taking in just a few weeks. It’s now $1 billion plus […]
Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was originally very different
The original vision for Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was much different in plot and tone to the final film. After the success of Burton’s first Batman film where Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader did battle with Jack Nicholson’s Joker, Burton was tempted into returning for a sequel. And, as explained in the video below, the 1992 […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi holds off Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at the New Year’s weekend box office
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle couldn’t quite pull off the upset over the four day New Year’s weekend as Star Wars: The Last Jedi retains its top spot at the box office. Early estimates for the weekend had The Last Jedi winning the traditional weekend but being pipped to first place by the Jumanji sequel […]
